"performance art" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: performance arts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} performance art (usually uncountable, plural performance arts)
  1. (art) A form of art in which the artist creates a live performance, often using a variety of media. Wikipedia link: performance art Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Art, Modern art Derived forms: performance artist Related terms: visual art, plastic art Translations (a form of art): 行為藝術 (Chinese Mandarin), 行为艺术 (xíngwéi yìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), performanssitaide (Finnish), art performance (French), performance artistique [feminine] (French), performance [feminine] (French), Performance [feminine] (German), パフォーマンスアート (pafōmansu āto) (Japanese), перфо́рманс (perfórmans) [masculine] (Russian), перфо́манс (perfómans) [masculine] (Russian), performance [feminine] (Spanish)

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